Media Advisory/REMINDER - Government of Canada Professionals Demonstrate

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:01am EDT 

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Oct 23 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Hundreds of professional employees employed by the government of Canada
will demonstrate in front of the Revenue Canada Agency offices in Halifax
to denounce their employer's inertia at the bargaining table. These
professionals, many of whom have been without a contract for over a year,
will send a clear message to their employer, Prime Minister Harper and
his Conservative minority government, that it's time for action and
meaningful bargaining.


  When:     Friday, October 24, 2008 at noon (Halifax)

  Where:    1557 Hollis Avenue, Halifax, in front of the 
            Canada Revenue Agency offices.


    The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents
55,000

    professionals and scientists of whom 1,555 work in the Halifax area for a
total of 4,200 in PIPSC members in the Atlantic Region.

Contacts:
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Chantal Lecours
613-228-6310, ext 2229
Cell.: 613-864-4368

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